Obituaries 08-24-10

Published 6:50 am, Tuesday, August 24, 2010

FLOYDADA - Memorial services for William "Bill" Daniel, 89, of Floydada will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Hawkins and the Rev. Tim Franks officiating.

Burial will be in Floyd County Memorial Park under the direction of Moore-Rose Funeral Home of Floydada.

Bill went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010.

He was born Feb. 10, 1921, in Floyd County, Texas. He graduated from Floydada High School in 1939 and entered the U.S. Army. He served during World War II in Italy and in North Africa. He married Ardis Ratjen on March 2, 1947.

Bill had been a farmer and had a farm equipment business until recently.

He was ordained as a deacon by First Baptist Church in 1954. He served as usher chairman for more than 50 years.

Bill served on the Plains Baptist Assembly Board and the Caprock Hospital District for several years. He was honored as Floyd County Pioneer Man of the Year in 2001.

Survivors include his wife, Ardis Daniel of Floyd ada; a son, Alan Daniel and his wife, Vallery, of Plano; a grandson, Taylor Daniel; a granddaughter, Julie Griffith and her husband, Joe; and a great-granddaughter, Eloise Griffith, all of Dallas; a daughter, Lori Reed and her husband, Johnie, of Kress; a grandson, Reagan Reed and his wife, D'Lynn; a great-granddaughter, Jaryn; a great-grandson, Jathan; a granddaughter, Melanie Reed; and a great-granddaughter, Jentry, all of Lubbock.

Shane and his twin brother were born on March 20, 1968. On Aug. 19, 2010, as a 42-year-old man, Shane joined the Lord in his Kingdom.

Memorial services for Shane will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, at Trinity Fellowship Church with the Rev. Wally Chavez officiating. Services are under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.

He married Omaida Martinez on Feb. 19, 1991. They have two beautiful children: a 16-year-old daughter, Shelbea, and a 12-year-old son, Codee.

Shane graduated from Plain view High School in 1986 and joined the Army in 1987. He was a structural steel welder and was owner of Lee Erectors for many years. He was proud of the amazing buildings he built all over Texas and the surrounding states. He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, for 18 years.

He is survived by his wife, Omaida; his two children, Shelbea and Codee; his brother, Laine Lee; and sister, Carisa Adkins, of Lubbock; and his mother and father, Gail and Freddie Bradley of Hale Center.

He was preceded in death by his biological father, Lawrence Lee; his grandmother, Nettie Tyler; and grandfather, Claude Tyler.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at Seth Ward Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Ritter, pastor, officiating.

Burial will follow in Plain view Memorial Park under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home.

Myrle was born Aug. 31, 1917, to William Joseph and Bertie Lee (Gilbert) West in Oden, Ark. During WWII she was a ship welder in Houston. After the war she met and married Buster Spann in 1947. Buster had been a POW, and from that grew the future work that Myrle would do with the VFW and the American Legion.

Myrle loved to bowl and go dancing.

She worked in the Morgan Restaurant at the Hilton Hotel in Plainview and at Perry's Department Store. She also taught Sunday school at First Baptist Church. At the time of her death Myrle was a member of Seth Ward Baptist Church.

Myrle was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Spann; her son, Anthony "Tony" Spann; three brothers; and three sisters.

She is survived by her sister, Alfreda Green of Lubbock, and numerous nieces and nephews.